POSITION OF THE USA ADMINISTRATION FOR THE ARREST OF THE USA CITIZEN
JOHN IS IN RUSSIA








WASHINGTON, 1 March (of RIA Nowosti rIA-Nowosti-Korrespondent Arkadi
Orlow).  The USA administration wants to clarify " exact circumstances
" of the arrest of the USA citizen John is in Woronesch and
maintenance for this purpose contacts with Russian official
personalities and the lawyer of the arresting.  That indicated the
official speaker of the USA Aussenamtes on Wednesday before
journalists in Washington.  After its words maintenance the USA
message in Moscow of contacts with the Russian page.  One the coworker
of the message has already is visited.

The speaker expressed the opinion that Tobbins arrest in Russia with
the arrest of the struggle-high GBI coworker Robert Hanssen did not
have anything in the passed week in the USA " to do ", because rave in
arrest in Woronesch would have taken place " some weeks before " the
arrest Hanssens.

As " absurdly " it evaluated the acceptance, in the case is could it a
" connection with Hanssen and Edmond Pope give ".